How To Install r-cran-rprotobuf on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rprotobuf on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is r-cran-rprotobuf
r-cran-rprotobuf is:
r-cran-protobuf is a GNU R package providing an interface to the Protocol Buffers API. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
There are three methods to install r-cran-rprotobuf on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install r-cran-rprotobuf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rprotobuf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-rprotobuf
Install r-cran-rprotobuf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rprotobuf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r-cran-rprotobuf
Install r-cran-rprotobuf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-rprotobuf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-rprotobuf
How To Uninstall r-cran-rprotobuf on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the r-cran-rprotobuf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r-cran-rprotobuf
Uninstall r-cran-rprotobuf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r-cran-rprotobuf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-rprotobuf
Remove r-cran-rprotobuf Configurations and Data
To remove r-cran-rprotobuf configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-rprotobuf
Remove r-cran-rprotobuf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r-cran-rprotobuf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-rprotobuf
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-rprotobuf package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
